The effects of walking speed on obstacle crossing in healthy young and healthy older adults

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 889-896

  Draganich, Louis F ^a   Kuo, Christina E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Gait; Obstacle; Toe obstacle clearance; Tripping; Walking speed

Indexed keywords

JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; TISSUE;

DYNAMIC BALANCE; HIP FLEXIONS; WALKING SPEED; YOUNG ADULTS (YA);

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; LIMB MOVEMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; TOE; TRAINING; VELOCITY; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1942445404     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2003.11.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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